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President Donald Trump will depart the Group of 7 summit being held in the Canadian Rockies a day early “because of what’s going on in the Middle East,” the White House said Monday.
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Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.
The remaining six leaders at the G7 are forging ahead today after U.S. President Donald Trump's early departure from the summit.
The U.S. military has moved a large number of refueling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as Middle East tensions erupt into conflict between Iran and Israel, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday,
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The US president will cut short his time at the meeting and return to DC, citing the conflict between Israel and Iran.
A resolution by Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia would require congressional approval before U.S. troops could engage in hostilities against Iran. He said Americans don’t want another “forever war.”
The Indian rupee is likely to dip at the open on Tuesday, weighed down by rising oil prices and a decline in U.S. equity futures after U.S. President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran.